New Boy Theme

Throughout the book New Boy, there was one theme that was always on my mind. I think the theme of this book is that you should always fight through the hard times and work hard for what you believe in. I think this is the theme because Rob wanted to go to this school to get a good education. However, he was nervous because he would be the school's first-ever black student. So he had to work hard to be able to attend this school and make a good impression and not let his community back home down.

Rob, the main character, who is 15, is planning to attend a boarding school in Connecticut. He knows that it won’t be easy for him to succeed since this school gives the best education and also since he is the first black student in the school's history. Rob and his personality relate to the theme of this book because throughout the school year Rob has to get through all the hardships that happened including leaving Paulette home when he had to go back to school, Vinnie leaving, and Rob and Gordie’s encounter with Malcolm X. He also had to remember to work hard for what he wants and he wants to prove himself and escape the segregated south. When Rob’s friend Russell asked him if he wanted to come to the sit-in, Rob replied with “I’ll be there, wouldn’t miss it for the world.”. This shows that Rob is working hard

The problem of the book was that Rob wanted to help get rid of slavery. We didn’t find out what happened after the sit-in. On pg. 32, Rob told Vinnie that he shouldn’t move to the infirmary because it is like segregation. When Vinnie left, he said to Rob “You were right Rob, You were right. I never should have let Spencer put me in here. It’s like segregation. I was here all alone. I have no friends. No one came to see me. Not even you, and your the only friend I have.” I think that Vinnie said he was right about when Rob told him that he shouldn’t move to the